John Williamson Herron

	Date	Location	Notes	Sources
Birth	4 July 1828	NC
Marriage	5 June 1856	Mecklenburg Co., NC	To Sarah Jane Todd
Death	21 July 1882
Burial		Elmwood Cemetery S-N-1/2 29

Ancestry chart segment

   Generation 4                 Generation 5               Generation 6
 
                                                          +-- William McDowell Herron
                                                          |   (????-????)             
                             +-- John Williamson Herron --+                              
                             |   (1828-1882)              |
 Margaret Elizabeth Herron --+                            +-- Sarah Byrum
 (1865-1903 )                |                                (????-????)
                             +-- Sarah Jane Todd
                                 (1834-1907)

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Children

(all children with Sarah Jane Todd)

Name	Gender	Date of Birth	Birthplace	Spouse	Notes	Sources
Samuel Herron	M	~1851	NC
Mary J. Herron	F	~1857	NC	William "Billy" Howell
Sarah Jane/Dora Herron	F	2 May 1859	NC	2 Oct 1892 Thomas C. Tevepaugh	died 1 Mar 1923 Wilkes Co. NC
William A.(~Allison/Altson) Herron	M	~ 1861	NC	m.22 June 1884 Lillian Calidonia King
Margaret Elizabeth Herron	F	18 Apr 1865	NC	Alfonso William King	Direct line
Lundy Catherine Herron	F	~1867	NC	~ 1885 Jackson C.M.Rymer	possibly died 1949
Leonora Scott Herron	F	Dec 1869-70	NC	m. ~1888 Joseph Allison Walker(May 1864-1910
Tryphena Young Herron	F	18 Aug 1871	NC	Jonah E. Curlee(27 Jan 1872-19 Jan 1914)	died 1 Jan 1927; Elmwood cem.M 56
James Neeley Herron	M	11 Jan 1873	Mecklenburg County, NC	Grace E. Alexander (2 Jan 1877-5 Sep 1970	d.13 Nov 1959, Elmwood
Florence L.(possibly Lundy) Herron	F	12 July 1876	NC	John Dallas/Dalk Clark	d. 30 May 1945;Elmwood Cem S-29
Isaac W. Herron	M	~ 1879	NC
Eulalia Herron	F	3 Sep 1880	NC	m. 1902 Charles Reve Crumly (2 June 1880-Sep 1970)	d. 8 Nov 1955;Elmwood Cem S N14 29
Sallie Herron	F		NC	Bill Tevepaugh
Noley Herron	F		NC	Joe Wall

Places of Residence

Location	Dates	Notes	Sources
Western Division, Mecklenburg Co, NC	by 1860
Berryhill, Mecklenburg Co, NC	by 1870	this is probably same as above

Sources

Ref. Num.	Description	Image of original
1	1860 United States Federal Census Mecklenburg Co. NC Western Division P. O. Charlotte, date of census 21 June 1860, page 33, Lines 29-32: John W. Herron, age 31, carpenter, value real estate 1200, value personal property 300; Sarah Herron age 26; Saml Herron age 9 male; Jane Stewart, age 48 widow, housekeeper, born Ireland; (all others born NC). Lines 15-17:Isabella Herron, age 49, widow, farming, born Scotland, value real estate 300, value personal property 300; Esther Herron age 21, laborer; George Herron, age 17, Laborer; Same dwelling, 2nd family: William Herron, age 24, laborer; Susan Herron, age 23; Margaret Herron age 3; Annabella age 1 mo. All but Isabella born NC. Lines 33-39: James M. Herron, age 32, farmer, value real estate 2000, value personal property 1200; Margaret, age 22; William, age 5, Joseph, age 3; James, age 9 mos; Margaret (T.) Gaston age 16; Angeline Hunter, age 10, black. All born in NC.
2	1870 United States Federal Census, Berryhill, Mecklenburgh Co., NC. Date of census 23 July 1870. Family of John Herron: Pg 8. John Herron age 42 white male farmer, $600 real estate, $100 personal estate. born NC, can't read/write, male citizen. Pg. 9 Jane age 36, white female, keeping house. Mary J. age 18, Dora age 11, William A. age 9, Margaret age 57, Catherine age 8, Leonora S. age 1. Although Margaret is listed as age 57, she is included in the listing of children, and marked as being in school. Her age may be 7.
3	1880_United_States_Federal_Census Mecklenburgh Co., NC, lines 1-9 lists John Herron,age 52, farmer, S.J. Herron,female age 45, keeping house; M.E. Herron, female,age 17; L.(C.)Herron, female,age 12; L. S. Herron, female,age 11; T.Y. Herron, female,age 9; J. N. Herron, male,age 7; F.L. Herron, female, age 4?/2?; (I.)W. Herron, male, age 1.
4	Marriages of Mecklenburg County, NC 1783-1868, by Brent H. Holcomb, Baltimore, MD. From Ancestry.com. Herron, John & Sarah Jane Todd, 4 June 1856; James M. Herron, bondsman; W. K. Reid, C.C.C., wit. Married 5 June 1856 by G. L. Campbell, J. P.
4	Interview, Mack Herron King by Elizabeth W. Williams, 1970: He had visited one of the daughters of John W. Herron who had married a Tevepaugh and resided in the Brushy Mountains, part of the Blue Ridge".
5	Gordy Stith website at http://www.gordy-stith.com/genealogy.htm. The middle name Williamson, for John Williamson Herron, comes from this site. No additional source for this middle name has been found. (Note: Murphy Whisnant reports that John W. Herron's name is sometimes seen in sources as only "William", thus making the Williamson middle name less likely.) The Gordy-Stith site states that John and Sarah are both buried in Elmwood Cem. Charlotte; that Ed Hyland holds a copy of their marriage license; that Robert Smith research notes Sara Jane's maiden name was STEWART and that her mother, Elizabeth Stewart, was born in Ireland.
6	Military Record, from Murphy Whisnant,source not specified. John W. Herron served in the SCV - Co. H 35th Regiment NC Troops; entered Feb. 9, 1863.
9	Research of Murphy & Robbie King Whisnant, correspondence & interviews of Murphy Whisnant by E. W. Williams, 1990-ongoing.
10	1930 United States Federal Census, District 16, Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co, NC, page 22. Census dated 8 Apr 1930. Lines 95-97: J.C.M. Rymer, 69, m. at age 24, owns home, $2500, no radio, not a veteran; Lundy, C, wife, 61, m. at 17; John (A.?), son, 22, clerk, grocery store, not a veteran. All (and parents) b. NC. All can read, write, speak English. The family resides at 205 N. Pearain (?) St. in Charlotte.
11	1900 United States Federal Census, District 45, Ward 4, Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co, NC, page 4. Census dated 1 June 1900. Lines 58-60 list: Jackson Rymer, 39, m. 15 years, foreman, coal plant, b. Mar 1861; Lunday, wife, 31, m. 15 years, 5 children, 1 living, b. Jun, 1868; William, 6, b. Nov, 1893. All and all parents b. NC,; all can read, write, speak English. Family resides at 305 E. 4th St. This confirms information gathered from unverifiable web source that Lundy Herron married Jackson C.M. Rymer. The web source lists an email from Robert A. Smith as its source. It also lists a death date for Lundy as 24 May 1949.
12	Newpaper Except, unknown paper, possibly Charlotte NC. Obtained from website of Scott Randoph (http://scottrandolph.com/ghtout/ghtindex.htm) Paper clipping dated May 2, 1932 provided by Mrs. Ruby H. Wingate Walker Rites Here Tuesday Funeral For Charlotte Woman To Be Held At Wilmore Presbyterian Church The funeral of Mrs. Joe A. Walker, who died last night at the home of her daughter, Mrs. R. Durant Dean, of 122 West Bland street, will be conducted tomorrow morning at 10:30 o'clock at Wilmore Presbyterian church. It was announced today. Mrs. Walker, who was greatly loved for her neighborly kindness throughout a long life in this community, had been ill for many months and acutely ill since late last summer. She died at 11:45 o'clock last night. Sensing that her death was in the near future, in that calmness of spirit which characterized her approach of the end, she chose her own pallbearers as follow: C.D. Wilson, W.P. Glenn, R.H. Adams, C.P. Hayes, George Brown and N.J. Phillips. The funeral service will be conducted by her pastor, Rev. S.B. McLean, of Wilmore Presbyterian church, assisted by Rev. C.O. Williams, of Statesville Avenue A.R.P. church, and Rev. B. Frank Yandle, of Seversville Presbyterian church. Burial will be in Elmwood cemetery. Mrs. Walker was the widow of Joe A. Walker, who died seventeen years ago. Surviving are two children, Mrs. Dean and Carl F. Walker, the latter of Winston-Salem; also, a brother, James R. Herron, of this county, and three sisters, Mrs. Jackson Rymer, Mrs. George Douglas and Mrs. Charles Crumley, of Charlotte. Eight grandchildren also survive. She was born December 30, 1869, in Steel Creek township, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John W. Herron. * Note: The deceased is Lenora Scott Herron.
13	Gravestone at Elmwood Cemetery, Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., NC, reading John W. Herron, July 4, 1828, July 21, 1882.
14	Marriage Register for Mecklenburg Co., NC, includes an entry for John Herron marrying Sarah Jane Todd on 5 Jun 1856.
15	Death Certificate, North Carolina State Board of Health, registration district 605805, register number 3. Tryphena Curlee of Yorkville Rd., Steel Creek Twp., Mecklenburg Co., NC, died on 1 Jan 1927 of carcinoma metastasis - intra cranial. She was the widow of J. E. Curlee. She was born on 18 Aug 1871 in Mecklenburg Co., NC. She was a housewife. Her father was John Herron, born in "N.C?". Her mother was Sarah J. Todd, born in NC. The informant was J. N. Herron of Charlotte, "N.C?". Tryphena was buried in Elmwood Cemetery on 2 Jan 1927.

Research

The material in this section is for research leads only. We do not wish to imply any connection to our family at present, nor suggest its use without additional confirmation.

Res. Num.	Description	Image of original
R1	1860 United States Federal Census Mecklenburg Co. NC Western Division P. O. Charlotte, date of census 1 Sept 1860, pg 139. Lines 29-36: John Herron, age 58, laborer, value personal property $50; Lydia Herron, age 54; Zylphia Herron(female) age 23, laborer; Esther, age 21, laborer; Green (male) age 18, laborer; John, age 15, laborer; Calvin, age 13; Plesant (male) age ll. All born NC. John, Lydia, Zylphia & Esther can't read or write; remainder attended school during the year. This appears to be an uncle of John W. Herron. He matches one of the brothers of William McDowell Herron.
R2	Mecklenburg County Marriage Bonds,by groom, pg. 105. Heron, J. W. married to M. J. Stewart, bond date 21 June 1865, bondsman H. S. Barkley; witness S. A. Harris. Married 21 June 1865 by John F. Butt, M. G. This may be the source of the conjecture that John W. Herron married a Stewart. If the husband of of M. J. Stewart is John Williamson Herron, our direct line John W. Herron may have a different middle name. Also in the record, p. 105, is a John A. Herron who marries Sarah M. Stewart, bond date 14 Jan. 1851; bondsman Arthur Armstrong, witness Thomas C. Allison.

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• Primary sources defining middle name as William or Williamson.